Benefits:

Format:

Each invited school may enter one team of up to six currently enrolled graduate students. Each team receives the case by email just days prior to the competition event, and must prepare a 20-minute presentation on the case.

The competition takes place at The University of Texas at Austin. It is judged by accredited real estate professionals from nationally recognized companies.

All travel and accommodation expenses are the sole responsibility of each participant.

Case Overview:

The case is custom-written for the competition and is provided by a leading global real estate investment institution.

Representatives of the institution that provides the case will present a retrospective on the actual investment and its performance after the competition.

Past Winners

2013 National Real Estate Challenge Winners: 1st Place: University of Southern California
2nd Place: University of Pennsylvania
3rd Place: University of Texas
4th Place: Cornell University

2012 National Real Estate Challenge Winners: 1st Place: Columbia Business School
2nd Place: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
3rd Place: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler School of Business
4th Place: The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business

2011 National Real Estate Challenge Winners:1st Place: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler School of Business
2nd Place: University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
3rd Place: University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
4th Place: University of Michigan, Ross School of Business